AVTF Teacher - Audio, Video, Tech, and Film

Job Details

Starting Date:Jul 25, 2025

Job Description

Welcome, and thank you for considering joining the Rome City Schools family!

We are thrilled that you are exploring the opportunity to be a part of our community, where we are committed to the philosophy of "TEACH ROME for a Better YOU."

At Rome City Schools, we believe teaching is not just a profession—it’s a pathway to personal and professional growth. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Feel Inspired: Empower students and make a lasting impact.
• Work with Purpose: Collaborate with dedicated educators and leaders.
• Move Forward: Advance your skills with innovative professional development.
• Eat Well: Enjoy our vibrant community with diverse local dining options.
• Sleep Peacefully: Experience a safe and welcoming environment to call home.
• Play Often: Explore the culture, parks, and recreation opportunities unique to Rome.
• Grow Together: Thrive in a supportive environment that values your success.

By choosing Rome City Schools, you are choosing a district that is invested in your well-being and growth as an educator. Together, we can shape the future for our students, our community, and for you!

We look forward to reviewing your application and learning more about how you can contribute to our vision.

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Please refer to https://www.rcs.rome.ga.us/ for additional information about our school system and https://romecs.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx for a listing of current vacancies and instructions for completing an electronic employment application.

Perhaps there is no other career that provides more challenge and personal satisfaction than working with students. If you are interested in accepting the challenge and being a part of an exemplary team in a dynamic school system dedicated to our employees, students, and community then Rome City Schools is the place for you.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: CTAE Teacher - AVTF

SCHOOL: Rome High School

WORK DAYS: 190 days

REPORTS TO: Principal

PAY SCALE: Based on Years of Experience and Degree

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience: Must hold a current Georgia teaching certificate or equivalent.

Physical Activities: Routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Excellent written and oral communication skills, use of instructional technology and strategies, classroom management skills, excellent organizational skills.

GOAL:

This position provides quality standards-based instruction in the content area; assesses and encourages student progress, manages an effective learning environment to maximize student achievement, and ensures that students gain appropriate knowledge and skills about the industry and are prepared for career and post-secondary opportunities.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accounts for student attendance and punctuality.
• Adheres to all state guidelines required for the implementation of a successful program.
• Assesses and provides for differentiation to assure student progress while managing the learning environment.
• Assures security and accountability for classroom equipment and supplies.
• Attends school-level, district-level, and state-specific professional learning activities as directed.
• Completes reports, documentation, duties, and other assignments in a prompt and professional manner.
• Complies with state and system-level regulations and policies; including the rules of the Professional Standards Commission Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
• Establishes and maintains industry and post-secondary connections to promote/encourage students’ participation in continuing education opportunities; including Dual Enrollment and Articulation Credit Programs.
• Engages, conducts, and documents meeting minutes of an active local CTAE Workforce Development Advisory Committee for the curriculum area’s career-related activities support.
• Facilities and coordinates a rigorous curriculum with career-related instruction.
• Facilities communication between school and home by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications.
• Integrates appropriate technology into classroom instruction.
• Maintains class discipline to provide a proper learning environment in the lab and/or classroom.
• Maintains professional development competence through ongoing educational and professional development training, as required for certification.
• Maintains prompt and professional communication with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership.
• Makes industry connections to promote service-learning, cooperative education, and work-based learning opportunities for students; utilizes advisory committees for regular input.
• Manages and maintains the program’s assigned facilities, equipment, software, and supplies, including accurate inventory.
• Models enthusiasm for the subject area and demonstrates current innovations in the industry, including competition within the global economy.
• Provides adequate information, plans, and materials for substitutes.
• Provides a classroom environment which promotes active learning in the subject area.
• Provides content-related and appropriate instruction based on state and local curriculum through a combination of classroom, laboratory, and co-curricular experiences.
• Provides community-based instruction and projects based on program guidelines and requirements.
• Shows initiative and assumes responsibility for all aspects of job responsibilities.
• Sponsors/infuses co-curricular student organization (CTSO) experiences to students in the program for the purpose of leadership development, advanced technical skills attainment, workforce readiness preparation, and college career-readiness studies.
• Utilizes a variety of teaching strategies and resources appropriate for students assigned to the teacher.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employee’s supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform assigned tasks. It should also be noted that the order of duties/responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

ADDENDUM:

CTAE Program Area:

Audio, Video, Tech, and Film

Primary Function:

The AVTF teacher provides standards-based instruction in the area of Audio, Video, Tech, and Film Education to ensure that students gain appropriate knowledge and skills about the industry and are prepared for career and post-secondary opportunities.

Additional Functions:

Completes the requirements to obtain and maintain AVTF industry certification when deemed appropriate.

Spends a minimum average of 10 hours per month (or amount equivalent to state extended day pay) beyond the hours required of non-supplemented teachers in instructional (co-curricular) activities with AVTF students or in collaborative meetings and events.

Completes additional days of career-related instructional training that may include, but are not limited to the following activities:

• Regional, State, and National Skills Conferences and Competitions
• Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE) Summer Conference
• Camp T&I
• Georgia CTAE Resource Network Professional Learning
• Industry Certification Trainings
• Business Externship
• LEAD CTAE Professional Development

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Buffi Murphy
• 508 East 2nd Street
• Rome, Georgia 30161-0161
• Phone: (706)236-5050
• Email: bmurphy@rcs.rome.ga.us